Issue #209 · May 3, 2021

Prisma – The Complete ORM for Node.js & TypeScript

“If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner”

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Articles

The True Meaning of Technical Debt

Technical Debt is widely used and discussed within engineering teams, however do we really know what these words actually mean or why and when technical debt actually happens? This brilliant article tries to shed some light on these questions!

A new HTML boilerplate

I don't know about you, but every time I have to start writing a new HTML page from scratch I always feel like I am forgetting something important in my markup. I recently came across this brilliant HTML boilerplate which is quite comprehensive and well documented.

Styled Components Best Practices

A comprehensive list of Styled Components Best Practices for React developers, particularly useful when working on larger projects with multiple frontend developers.

How Secure are your Cybersecurity tools?

Before you deploy a cybersecurity solution, you should ensure that the tool you plan to use is secure itself. One easy way to do that is through third-party ratings from companies such as SecurityScorecard. SecurityScorecard provides easy-to-understand ratings in 10 risk categories. These ratings evaluate a company’s cybersecurity risk based on data-driven insights that continuously evolve. sponsored

JS classes are not “just syntactic sugar”

An in-depth article exploring the differences between using the class keyword in JavaScript VS using plain prototype chain. Really interesting read if you want to have a better grasp on JS internals.

Book of the week

The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers

The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers

by Robert C. Martin

Programmers who endure and succeed amidst swirling uncertainty and nonstop pressure share a common attribute: They care deeply about the practice of creating software. They treat it as a craft. They are professionals. In this book, legendary software expert Robert C. Martin introduces the disciplines, techniques, tools, and practices of true software craftsmanship.